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Smart Box
A Smart Box is a box which is “smart.” It knows exactly what cure the materially diseased people need in this age of Kali. It therefore distributes the most potent medicine – Srila Prabhupada’s transcendental books – to whoever is interested in taking it. The Smart Box Project is an initiative taken to increase book distribution, sponsored by Friends of the BBT (www.friendsofthebbt.org) under the guidance of Vaisesika Dasa, ISKCON North America's National Sankirtan Strategist ably assisted by Sri Venkatesh...
read moreDrumila Gives Hope Hope
I met Bob Hope twice. First in the mid-80s. I went to the Bob Hope Golf Classic because I was in Palm springs at the time and decided it would be a good place to give some stars some books. Walking around with a shopping bag containing books so as not to be noticed by the security people, I gave books to a few sports legends like Bobby Or, Willie Mays, and Barry Bonds. But Robert Stack from the TV series The Untouchables wouldn't touch a book because he thought it was from a cult, and his son had been in one, so he had a bad taste. I...
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A renaissance in book distribution is blooming in North America. This revival is being led by a new pedigree of transcendental book distributors—the "Weekend Warrior." Many "Warriors" are householders who have family obligations and who work during the week to earn their livelihood. But despite their busy professional and family lives, these devotees, eager for the nectar that comes from direct preaching, go out on weekends to distribute Srila Prabhupada's books. But the "Weekend Warrior" comes in all...
read moreFull Sets
Successful selling of sets to a group is dependent on two principles: Principle #1: “The more you show, the more you sell.” If the sets are visible, you will sell them. The more visible they are, the more readily you will be able to sell them. (Note: even if you’re not able to follow the elaborate process suggested below, if you simply make arrangements to display the sets, you will also sell some. By the same token, books left in boxes in the dark recesses of a storage locker do not sell as readily.) Principle #2:...
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Dear devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. After 9 months of patiently waiting, finally the moment we were praying for arrived. The first batch of Srila Prabhupada’s books were delivered to the headquarters of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) in Pretoria on 9 January 2013. For months the Sastra Dana team had been entangled in the long red-tape of the government department. In this first batch 41 Medium Sets (738 books) were delivered. From here the books will be recorded as...
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Janmashtami Book Distribution by ISKCON Baroda iyf
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read moreGita Distribution by Gadhara Krishna Das ISKCON Salem
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read moreBook Distribution on Krishna Janmasthmi at New Jagannath Puri
Hare Krishna Dear friends and well-wishers Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. “Actually producing and distributing books is our most important engagement, all other engagements culminate in this one end–distribution of books.” (S.P.L. to Tamala Krsna 27th July 1973) From Umlazi African Township in the South, Miss Zinhle Pretty came to NJPT in Phoenix to find out about other cultures on Krishna Janmastami! She passed our most Munificent Temple, the Sri Sri Radha...
read moreJenifer and the head cook are inspired
ISKCON BRISBANE, 32 JENNIFER ST. The Returned Service League Club was created to honor all those men and women who fought for Australia in her many past wars, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. In "Bhagavad-Gita As It Is" Srila Prabhupada explains that sacrificing one's life for one's country is an acceptable form of sacrifice and may lead to a higher position of renunciation. "Of course, Krishna consciousness is not dependent on any other experience, because Krishna consciousness itself can purify...
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